The FCC Wireless Bureau stopped its unofficial 180-day...
The FCC Wireless Bureau stopped its unofficial 180-day clock for review of a January deal for AT&T to buy former Alltel spectrum licenses from Atlantic Tele-Network for $780 million. Wireless Bureau Chief Ruth Milkman said Tuesday the companies haven’t fully…
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answered questions the bureau posed June 5 (http://bit.ly/18Xg0bZ). The bureau “requested AT&T’s plans for migrating all of ATN’s customers following the proposed transaction,” Milkman wrote (http://bit.ly/13X9tgA). “In response, we have received information on AT&T’s plans for ATN’s post-paid customers. As of the date of this letter, however, despite several Commission staff follow-up conversations about the importance of transitioning pre-paid customers, we have received no detailed responses from AT&T on its plans for transitioning ATN’s significant pre-paid customer base.” The commission’s review was at day 175 on Tuesday. AT&T is “extremely” disappointed the FCC froze the clock, on what amounts to a “small” transaction, said Senior Executive Vice President Jim Cicconi. “AT&T is ready, willing and able to make significant network investments in these rural territories to bring HSPA+ and LTE services to Allied’s customers, an investment that will not occur but for this transaction,” he said. “AT&T has actively worked to address FCC concerns and will continue to work with the Commission until all issues are resolved."